
Senior Technical Consultant – VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
AHEAD
🇺🇸 United States
Remote
Senior
19 months ago
$160,000 – $190,000 / year
- VMware
- Disaster Recovery
- Elastic
- AWS
- Azure
- AI
- Pension
19 months ago
As a Senior Technical Consultant – VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), you will leverage your expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise-scale hybrid cloud and data center solutions. You will work closely with clients to implement VCF-based architectures that enhance operations, automation, security, and scalability. You will serve as a subject matter expert, playing a key role in project teams, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring high-quality solution delivery. This role requires a deep technical understanding of VMware’s VCF platform, integration with third-party solutions, and best practices for deployment and operations. A minimum of 10% travel is expected.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, deployment, configuration, and validation of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solutions. (VCF v9.0+ required)
- Responsibility of deployment and configuration of VCF Fleet, vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and Aria Suite (LCM, Operations, Network, Logs) within VCF environments.
- Work with customers to define business and technical requirements for VCF-based private and hybrid cloud solutions.
- Design and implement multi-site architectures, workload mobility, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Lead technical discussions, workshops, and knowledge transfer sessions for clients and internal teams.
- Integrate VCF with third-party platforms such as storage, networking, and security solutions.
- Develop and deliver technical documentation, design documents, and best practices for VCF deployments.
- Mentor junior technical consultants and provide guidance on troubleshooting and optimization.
- Participate in pre-sales engagements, helping scope and position VCF solutions for clients.
- Ensure adherence to industry standards, security policies, and compliance requirements.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 15 years of technical experience with VMware and supporting technologies.
- VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Administrator Certification (Exam 2V0-12.25) or VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architecture Certification (Exam 2V0-13.25)
- Extensive design and deployment expertise with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (VCF), including vSphere, NSX, vSAN, and Aria Suite.
- Strong experience with VCF lifecycle management, automation, and workload migration.
- Hands-on experience deploying, upgrading, and managing VCF on various hardware platforms and HCI solutions.
- Experience with Elastic VMware Services (EVS) on AWS or Azure VMware Solution (AVS)highly desirable
- Strong understanding of software-defined networking (SDN), security policies, and enterprise storage.
- Experience integrating VCF with third-party tools such as backup, monitoring, and automation solutions.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal client-facing communication and presentation abilities.
- Industry certifications such as VCAP or equivalent VMware certifications are highly desirable.
- Willingness to travel at least 10% as needed.
Expectations
- Recognized subject matter expert in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
- Contribute to the development of best practices, automation scripts, and deployment methodologies.
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers, helping define long-term cloud strategies.
- Identify and drive new business opportunities related to VMware Cloud solutions.
- Contribute thought leadership to the AHEAD in VCF practice and hybrid cloud solutions.
- Provide guidance on strategic IT transformation initiatives, aligning VCF implementations with business goals.
- Lead complex workshops and client engagements, articulating the value of VCF and associated technologies.
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